Police on the island of Crete arrested a 23-year-old man on Wednesday. He’s believed to be behind the bomb assault on a home of Fragkiadakis household in Vorizia that triggered the lethal shootout with two lifeless and 4 injured on November 1, 2025.
The person is the nephew of the 39-year-old Fanouris Kargakis who was killed within the clash in Vorizia village.
In accordance with police, investigation evaluated video footage which led to the identification of the suspect. He was reportedly seen to take one thing out of his automobile trunk. Police suspects additionally that the younger man has made the bomb himself and introduced it to explosion later to the home beneath building.
Investigation continues to seek out out who gave the order for the bomb.
One of many rival households had objection to the development claiming that the plot was within the village space that belonged to the household.
The arrestee, his household and his lawyer deny the costs reportedly claiming that the person was at a marriage in one other village when the explosion occurred.The lawyer cites additionally testimonies of the Fragkiadakis household that that they had seen him on the marriage ceremony in Heraklio,
The person was situated on Wednesday afternoon by law enforcement officials in Vorizia and arrested.
In the meantime, police nonetheless tries to persuade the members of the 2 households handy out the weapons used within the shootout as investigators haven’t discovered them, up to now.
It’s questionable whether or not the shootout was a vendetta – a honor killing in revenge for an additional killing – to between the Fragkiadakis and the Kargakis households as a number of members have been married to one another, have youngsters and grandchildren and nephews and nieces and have been residing in the identical village for many years.
There may be robust suspicion that it was only a feud between the 2 households struggling for energy within the space.
Up to now, investigation has turned out to be tough as members of the households but in addition different residents of Vorizia are afraid to talk to investigators fearing retaliation.
